Football facts that you didn’t know

[Man-chester copperpot]

Weird little facts that i did not know :

1) 1992 European Championship winners Denmark didn’t even qualify for the tournament.
They were called up after Yugoslavia were disqualified

2) Wrexham were founded in 1864 - 16yrs before us

3) Arsenal & Port Vale are the only league clubs that are not named after their location

4) Forest have won the European cup more times than the english league title

5) Barcelona have never beaten Dundee United
Played 2. Lost 2

6) Dave Whelan broke his leg in the 1960 FA Cup Final

Anyone got anymore?

 

[Mr Fraser]

Is 6 true. Not heard that before

 

[manclad]

Arsenal were originally known as Woolwich Arsenal, which is where the club were formed.
A bit like City were originally Ardwick FC.

 

[city5189]

New Zealand was the only unbeaten team at the 2010 world cup drawing 3 times.
Winners Spain lost first group game

 

[johnny crossan]

Weird little facts that i did not know :
3) Arsenal & Port Vale are the only league clubs that are not named after their location..

Orient FC?

 

[.db.]

Arsenal were originally known as Woolwich Arsenal, which is where the club were formed.
A bit like City were originally Ardwick FC.

Ardwick were a separate club who played two games after City were formed.

 

[Man-chester copperpot]

Arsenal were originally known as Woolwich Arsenal, which is where the club were formed.
A bit like City were originally Ardwick FC.

Arsenal are located in Islington, north london not in Woolwich anymore

 

[East Level 2]

3) Arsenal & Port Vale are the only league clubs that are not named after their location

Grimsby play in Cleethorpes and there's another I can think of named after a neighbouring borough, and I don't mean Bolton who play in Horwich.
And QPR don't play near Queens Park.

 

[.db.]

Arsenal were originally known as Woolwich Arsenal, which is where the club were formed.
A bit like City were originally Ardwick FC.

Before being called Woolwich Arsenal, they were called The Royal Arsenal which was the name of the munitions factory their players all worked in.

 

[Man-chester copperpot]

Orient FC?

Leyton Orient in Leyton?

 

[Man-chester copperpot]

Grimsby play in Cleethorpes and there's another I can think of named after a neighbouring borough, and I don't mean Bolton who play in Horwich.
And QPR don't play near Queens Park.

Add these to the list

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

City were formed in 2008

 

[northendenton]

Weird little facts that i did not know :

1) 1992 European Championship winners Denmark didn’t even qualify for the tournament.
They were called up after Yugoslavia were disqualified

2) Wrexham were founded in 1864 - 16yrs before us

3) Arsenal & Port Vale are the only league clubs that are not named after their location

4) Forest have won the European cup more times than the english league title

5) Barcelona have never beaten Dundee United
Played 2. Lost 2

6) Dave Whelan broke his leg in the 1960 FA Cup Final

Anyone got anymore?

In Scotland though st.Johnstone fc

 

[foggy1974]

3 English captains have played for Scunthorpe

Ray Clements, Kevin Keegan & Ian Botham

 

[Man-chester copperpot]

Grimsby play in Cleethorpes and there's another I can think of named after a neighbouring borough, and I don't mean Bolton who play in Horwich.
And QPR don't play near Queens Park.

Of course.
Silly me
The Rags should be called Trafford United!!!
Motherf*ckers ;-)

 

[.db.]

Glasgow club, Queens Park, played in two consecutive English FA Cup finals
(losing both to Blackurn Rovers who won 3 in a row which is still a record).

And they have won the third most Scottish Cups, with 10 wins.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Arsenal are up their own arse so they do come from their location

 

[Vienna_70]

Orient FC?

Orient/Leyton Orient have changed the name of the club more times than any other league club.

 

[johnny crossan]

Leyton Orient in Leyton?

Wiki tells us

Leyton Orient were originally formed by members of the Glyn Cricket Club in 1881, many of whom were former students of the Independent College, Homerton in nearby Hackney (now Homerton College in Cambridge); an annual fixture is still held between the club and the college. The team has had several name changes since, first as Eagle Cricket Club in 1886, then as Orient Football Club in 1888.

The 12 history books written on the club by its historian Neilson N. Kaufman between 1974 and 2015 suggest that the choice of the name Orient came about at the behest of a player, Jack R Dearing, who was an employee of the Orient Steam Navigation Company, later part of P&O. The club's name was changed again to Clapton Orient in 1898 to represent the area of London in which they played, though there was another team called Clapton F.C.
Originally Clapton later Leyton which was omitted in 1966-1987.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Liverpool have the most sporting fans in world football